Examination Evaluating Category 1 Specified
Technical Skills for Manufacturing Sectors<Target Person> Filipinos who are at least 17 years old and intend to work in Japan if they pass thisexamination.

ExaminationDate

Saturday, December 3rd, 2022

Application Until Sunday, November 13 th , 2022
Deadlineth→Sunday, November 20 , 2022

Examination Outline
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has jurisdiction over (1) the materials industry, (2) the industrial
machinery manufacturing industry, and (3) the electrical, electronics and information related industries. In thesemanufacturing fields, we have been accepting Non-Japanese with “Category 1 Specified Technical Skills”. It is
required that the applicant has “skills that require a considerable degree of knowledge or experience”. To confirm
the level of such skills, the “Examination Evaluating Category 1 Specified Technical Skills for Manufacturing
Sectors” will be held in the Philippines on the following schedule.
Examination Evaluating Category 1
Specified Technical Skills for
Manufacturing Sectors
Paper-based examination(writing and practical)*Both writing and practical tests will bepaper-based
Writing test (60 mins)
Practical test (60 mins)

Examination
Name
Implementation
MethodExamination
Contents

Examination
LanguageTime

Examination

18 categories except for welding

Classification*Please check the schedule below for details.

20 persons per categories
Capacity

Application will be closed when the capacity
is reached.

Examination

PHP 760.00

FeeEnglish

Payment*This examination will not be conducted in Tagalog.

Method(Approx. JPY2,000)

GCash

Examination Classification

9:00-12:00①Casting, ②Forging, ③Die casting, ④Machining, ⑤Metal press ⑥Iron work,⑦Machine maintenance, ⑧Plastic molding, ⑨Printed wiring board manufacturing⑩Factory sheet metal work, ⑪Plating, ⑫Aluminum anodizing, ⑬Finishing,⑭Machine inspection, ⑮Electronic equipment assembling,⑯Electrical equipment assembling, ⑰Painting, ⑱Industrial packaging■ Please note that the schedule may be changed suddenly depending on the status of COVID-19.

Examination
Arellano University (Jose Abad Santos Campus)
Venue
Address: 3058 Taft Ave., Pasay, Metro Manila
MAP

Tel. No.: 8-831-8077, 8-804-0974, 8-832-5525

Application Process *Application deadline: until Sunday, November 13th, 2022
１．Access to Application form

４．Sending email to informpayment

Please process from theapplication URL below or QR
code

Application URL
https://www.sswm.go.jp/en/exa

m_f/examination_index.html

２．Fill in and submit
the application form
Please fill in each item on theapplication form and submit it.

３．Payment of examination fee
Please pay the examination fee to
PDMA Secretariat through GCash
according to the instructions provided
at the time of application.
*Please make the payment within 3days after your application iscompleted.

● Please send us a confirmation
email that you have paid theexamination fee after your payment.
Please include the followinginformation in the email:１．Name of examinee
２．Examination ID number
３．Examination category you
applied４．Date of payment
５．Name of payer (if it isdifferent from 1.)
5.Receipt of application
completion email
Once payment has been confirmed, youwill receive a confirmation e-mail thatyour application for the examination iscompleted. You can also check it fromMy Page.
*It takes a few days to a week for yourpayment to be reflected in the system.
If you do not receive a confirmation
email after one week from the date ofpayment, please contact us.

６．Download of Examination
Voucher
One week before the exam, youwill be able to download the exam
voucher from My Page. Please readthe instructions on My Page
carefully and prepare for the exam.

７．The day of examination● Please arrive early to avoid
being late for the exam
● Please print out the exam
voucher and bring it to the venue.
Also, do not forget to bring theitems listed in the exam voucher● Please wear a mask to prevent
coronavirus infection.

*If you do not receive any e-mails after the expected date of receipt in the above flow,
please contact us at < pdma2011@yahoo.com.ph >.
Notes on application and examination◼ Please note that if an applicant cancels the exam after the application procedure is completed, the examination fee will not
be refunded. Also, the examination fee will not be refunded even if the applicant does not take the exam due to inadequate
documents such as identification.
◼ If the exam is postponed or cancelled due to behavioral restrictions caused by the spread of the COVID-19, the examination fee
will be refunded.
◼ Please note that you may not register for more than one exam. If there are multiple registration, the registration will becancelled.
◼ For detailed information on the day of exam, please refer the “Examination voucher” which can be downloaded one week
before the exam.
◼ Even if you pass the exam, it is not guaranteed that you will be granted "Specified Technical Skills" status ofresidence. Even if an application for issuance of a certificate of eligibility or an application for change of status ofresidence is made to a person who passed the exam, it does not mean that the person can receive a certificate of eligibility orpermission for change of status of residence.
◼ Even if you receive a certificate of eligibility, your visa application will be reviewed separately by the Ministry ofForeign Affairs, and you will not necessarily be issued a visa.

PDMA Inc. (The Die and Mold Association of the Philippines)
Contact usContact person: Mr. Philip Ang, Chairman, AOTS project, (Mobile: 09178410105)
Ms. Lot Collado, PDMA Secretariat (Mobile & Viber: 09171937062)
Email: pdma2011@yahoo.com.ph Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00